Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of United States Central Command, hosted an iftar for Muslim Senior National Representatives (SNRs) during Ramadan 2018. More than 20 officers joined Gen. Votel for the formal dinner on May 30 at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
They included 11 senior representatives from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Jordan, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Djibouti and Morocco.
Also attending the fast-breaking dinner were several coalition generals and flag officers. The iftar was organized by the Coalition Coordination Center in U.S. Central Command’s Directorate of Strategy, Plans, and Policy.